There was a young couple, very much in love, who the night before they were
to be married, were both tragically killed in an automobile accident. They
found themselves at the pearly gates of heaven escorted in by St. Peter.
After a couple of weeks in heaven, the prospective groom took St. Peter aside
and said, "St. Peter, my fiancée and I are very happy to be in heaven but we
miss very much the opportunity to have celebrated our wedding vows. Is it
possible for people in heaven to get married?"

St. Peter looked at him and said, "I'm sorry, I've never heard of anyone in
heaven wanting to get married. I'm afraid you'll have to talk to the Lord God
Almighty about that. I can get you an appointment for on Wednesday."

Came the appointed day, the couple were escorted by the guardian angels into
the presence of the Lord God Almighty, where they repeated the request. The
Lord looked at them solemnly and said, "I tell you what, wait five years and
if you still want to get married, come back and we will talk about it again."

Well, five years went by, and the couple still very much want to get married.
Again the Lord God Almighty said, "Please you must wait another five years,
and then I will consider your request."

Finally, they come before the Lord God Almighty the third time, ten years
after their first request, and ask again. This time the Lord answered, "Yes,
you may marry. This Saturday at 2:00 p.m., we will have a beautiful ceremony
in the main chapel. The reception will be on me!"

The wedding went beautifully, all the guests thought the bride was beautiful.
Moses brought some flowers from the Nile River Delta and Gandhi came wearing
his finest hand-woven sari. But, you guessed it, the couple was married but
a few weeks when they realised they had made a horrible mistake, they just
couldn't stay married to one another.

So they made another appointment to see the Lord God Almighty, this time to
ask if they could get a divorce in heaven.

When the Lord heard their request, he looked at them and said, "Look, it took us ten years to find a
priest up here in heaven. Do you have any idea how long it'll take to find a
lawyer?"